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In this edition of Lovehandles we explore The Dram Shop, JK O’Donnell’s, and Hand + Foot

This soft and hazy IPA from Mikkeller San Diego was designed to mesh with the fruit flavors generated by the Hornindal kveik yeast strain.

Keith Villa, creator of Blue Moon had a vision for bringing his favorite Belgian beer style to America. It worked and here Villa walks us through typical Belgian recipe construction and how he tweaked tradition to amplify “first sip likeability.”

The founder of Modern Times Beer talks about how his homebrewing hobby led him into the beer industry, and reflects on differentiation within the highly competitive craft beer market today.

The chefs at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. have a passion for fresh food. With a thoughtful approach to farming, its agriculture teams on both coasts maximize their playgrounds and sometimes even get the brewing staff involved with recipes.

Ready to take your hoppy beers to the next level? In this video tip Chris Tropeano discusses proper purging methods and oxygen levels for packaging that will help your beers taste fresh.

The close relationship between cannabis and hops plants is well-known, but getting effective and repeatable results from a cannabis infusion in finished beer is still an emerging science.

Brewers around the world continue to brew and improve upon a once largely forgotten style, and its combination of earthy and woody flavors is gaining new fans every day. Stan Hieronymus explores the world of Grodziskie.

WeldWerks Brewing Cofounder/Brewmaster Neil Fisher talks about yeast in hazy IPA and how what you see is not always what you get.

In this edition of Lovehandles we explore The Iowa Taproom, Brewport Taphouse, and The Raleigh Times

This beer is an effervescent smoked beer with a potent herbal Saaz bouquet. The wheat malt and the bubbles allow for the full-body feeling in a 3 percent ABV beer, not to mention the meringue-like head.

Brewers are experimenting with white koji to speed up the time to acidify their kettle sours.

Perkins shares lessons learned over two decades of work at Allagash, from building haze stability in witbier to fermenting with Brettanomyces and spontaneous fermentation

Chris Tropeano, founder of Resident Culture Brewing shares his thoughts on cold dry hopping and why it works for his brewery.

Hefeweizen is the classic hazy style with aromas of banana and clove, and while it might not be the most popular beer style these days, Phil Markowski doesn’t think it will ever disappear and offers some tips on how to make a great version at home.

Time is a transformative ingredient in wood-aged beer. Neil Fisher of WeldWerks Brewing shares what he’s learned about making beers that stand up to extended aging.

Certified Saké Advisor Jeff Cioletti discusses the three step brewing process involved in making saké.

We reached out to brewers’ guild directors and asked for recommendations on dark-colored lagers (from a state other than the one they represent) that have tickled their fancy. Here’s what these proponents of craft beer reach for when they travel.

A collaboration between Moonraker Brewing Co. and their friends at Highland Park Brewery, this NEIPA boasts huge hops flavors and aromas of gooseberry, diesel, orange zest, mango, and evergreen over a biscuit-like malt foundation.

A group of former California homebrewers creates buzz with hazy IPAs but proves equally adept at mastering classic styles. Get to know the virtuosos at Moonraker Brewing Co.